A/N: I realized that the story titles and the chapters may not fit together so please do not get made over that stupid error, I'm not good at chapter titles! Thank you and on with the story.
Chapter Two: Kikyo joins and Kagome's bitter
The group stared at the female standing by Inuyasha's side, their eyes wide and mouth dropped. Kikyo stared back with nervousness and clung to Inuyasha like a lifeline, her eyes mainly focused on Kagome. Everyone looked towards Kagome when she crossed her arms.
"Welcome to the group," Kagome said between clenched teeth and a forced smile. She was trying to make an effort at least. Kikyo nodded back at her and opened her mouth to say something but he felt like she had cotton in her mouth. Sango looked at Inuyasha and turned to Kagome, not sparing Kikyo a look.
"There is no reason for this "special" entrance considering we all know Kikyo so can we get a move on?" Kagome asked annoyed starting to walk forward. Sango walked past the couple and after Kagome. Miroku and Shippo stood there in shock still before running after the girls leaving the two behind.
"Told you she gives everyone a second chance." Inuyasha told her with a smile and squeeze. Kikyo nodded softly and took a look towards the group.
'This is gonna be a long journey,' she thought walking by Inuyasha's side quietly like she wasn't even there. It was very tense, no one dared making a sound. It didn't help the fact that Inuyasha kept trying to catch up with the girls and pushed her towards them during the conversation.
"Inuyasha we need to go West," the silence was broken by Kagome and everyone turned to her.
"Why?" Inuyasha asked in his gruffly voice. Kagome looked at him with narrowed eyes that were quite scary but he continued to stare at her anyway.
"What the hell do you think? There's a jewel shard," she spat and Inuyasha crossed his arms and looked away from her.
"What the hell you getting so angry for?" Inuyasha yelled furiously, he always did have a short fuse.
Naraku grinned, once again looking through Kanna's mirror. Kagome was getting even more furious, considering she was angry from yesterday and it was only adding on. He could only imagine when he gets her in his hands how feisty she'll get.
Though he was expecting more of a reaction from her when they saw Inuyasha bring Kikyo into the clearing, the one he got was just as good. When she keeps it in the more it bottles up and the more the jewels will react even more violently to its keeper's emotions. He rubbed his hands together happily and continued to watch the young angry miko.
"Kagome my dear, you are proving to be very useful," He whispered looking over at the jewels he had which was glowing a darker purple before turning back to Kanna's mirror with a wider wicked smile.
Kagome couldn't stop glaring at Inuyasha, he had the nerve to bring the stupid soul stealing woman into the group and try to make them have a conversation knowing she wasn't Kikyo's biggest fan.
'Stupid bitch,' she thought turning away from Inuyasha and looked forward before pausing to hold her chest with wide eyes.
"What's wrong Lady Kagome?" Miroku asked, being the first one to notice her. She felt his eyes on her for a while now, ever since the argument with Inuyasha yesterday. Kagome waved it off and continued walking, her eyes forward.
"Nothing," she said, Miroku took a glance at Sango who gave him a worry glance back. Inuyasha looked at Kagome suspiciously, something was wrong with her and he will find out.
After a while of walking in a very tense silence they stopped to make camp for the night. Everybody moved to their own side of the camp, Kagome was with Shippo near the trees, Sango and Miroku was near the fire with Kilala on her lap, and Inuyasha and Kikyo were in a tree.
Kagome was thinking back to the pain in her chest, she knew it had to do with the jewel and she just wonder what it could mean.
"Lady Kagome," Kagome turned and saw the Miroku standing there, he had a smile on his face and she stood up with her own.
"Miroku, what do you need?" Kagome sat back down and patted a spot next to her and Miroku gladly took it. They sat in a brief silence while he looked at his companion. She seemed ok but he was getting more nervous after the little chest thing earlier he was starting to panic if his theory turned out to be correct.
"I can feel your eyes on me, Miroku. What's on your mind?" Kagome questioned curiously. Shippo looked over from his mother's lap and looked into his violet eyes, would he ask Kagome what he overheard him and Sango talking about yesterday?
"I was wondering how you were holding up, you know with the whole you know what situation." Miroku stated nodding towards the couple in the tree, Kagome sighed and leaned on Miroku's shoulder.
"Miroku," Kagome blew out an exasperated breath, "I am perfectly fine though lately I have been feeling a little bitchy," she whispered so softly so their hanyou friend in the tree wouldn't hear it. Kagome gave a chuckle and a slight shake of the head.
"Maybe it's the fact that the love of your life has some other woman on his arm." Miroku suggested and Kagome turned towards him angrily.
"He is not the love of my life and I could care less about some woman he has on his arm. Listen Miroku I had feelings but he obviously wanted someone else," Kagome took a pause and her eyes softened," Someone better than me. I accepted it and I don't love him anymore." Kagome finished strongly, not caring if Inuyasha heard her.
"Kagome I have some concerns about you that I think you should consider listening to," Miroku told her softly and Kagome looked at him. She nodded in understand, "Of course Miroku," she answers back. They looked each other in the eye before Shippo hopped onto Kagome's shoulder.
"Kagome can we go to sleep now?" he asked with pleading green eyes she couldn't say no to plus she was kind of tired herself. She nodded and stood up with a stretch before giving a nod to Miroku before taking the young Kitsune in her arms.
"Tomorrow Miroku, if you would like to talk then," Kagome told him when she got into her sleeping bag, Shippo clinging to her chest for warmth. He had a small smile on her face and Kagome felt the pain in her chest lessen at the sight of her precious son.
A/N: I wanted to ask if you guys understood that Kagome's anger for Kikyo is corrupting the jewel and that the more she gets happy the more the pain in her chest (which is the corrupting jewel) with lessen. Sesshomaru may be joining in the next chapter I just got to fit how. Until next time… Oh yeah please review for me?